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🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Bates, Iron County

Private Land — Open Access📍 Michigan
Cost of access
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)

23,040 acres of private Commercial Forest Act timberland across 246 enrolled parcels. Owners receive a property-tax reduction; in exchange the land is open to the public for hunting and fishing on foot — no vehicles, no camping, no permission needed. Exact parcel boundaries: MI DNR CFA viewer.

🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to CFA Open Timberland — Bates, Iron County, straight-line distance.

7 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Iron County Forest Preserve
Unknown — check official site
9 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Iron River, Iron County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
10 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Hematite, Iron County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
12 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Stambaugh, Iron County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
12 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Crystal Falls, Iron County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
17 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Mastodon, Iron County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
17 mi away · State Forest
🌲 Copper Country State Forest - Crystal Falls Unit
Unknown — check official site
18 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Tipler, Florence County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)

📋 Standard rules — Private Land — Open Accesss

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Private land in a public-access program: foot traffic only unless posted otherwise
  • Stay out of fields with standing crops and away from buildings and livestock
  • The enrollment can end any year — always check current-year program maps

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